National Weanling Sale

PYRUS (USA) (Brown 1998-Stud 2003). 5 wins-2 at 2-from 5f to 9f, £48,500, US$163,260, Goodwood Richmond S., Gr.2, Aqueduct Fort Marcy H., Gr.3, Curragh Marble Hill S., L, 3d Saratoga Fourstardave H., Gr.3. Half-brother to SW Matiara (Longchamp Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, Gr.1), SW Marathon (Saint-Cloud Prix du Muguet, Gr.2) and SW Precious Ring (Longchamp Prix du Ranelagh, L). His oldest progeny are now yearlings.

1st dam

HELEN'S SONG, by Arctic Tern. Winner at 1600m in Aust. Sister to GLACIAL STORM, half-sister to CHAUDENNAY (dam of STONELEIGH, CHADAYED, To be a Lover), Kiska (dam of CORBETTA), Lepikha (dam of Barzah), Storm Attack (dam of Wild Bill Hiccup). This is her eleventh living foal. Her tenth foal is a 2YO. Her ninth foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of eight foals to race, two winners, inc:-

Ultra King (c. by Fairy King). 3 wins at 1000m, 3d BTC Queenstat Maiden H.

Imelda's Shoes (f. by Hennessy). 3 wins at 1200m in 2004-05, 2d SAJC Diva Lounge H., 3d SAJC Horsepower Financiers Provincial Gold Series Heat.

Nkomo (c. by Danehill). Placed at 3 in Aust. Sire.

King Priam (g. by Thunder Gulch). Placed in 2005-06 in Aust.

2nd dam

HORTENSIA, by Luthier. 3 wins at 1500m, 2100m, Longchamp Prix de l'Opera, Gr.2, Saint-Cloud Prix Cleopatre, Gr.3, Prix Zariba, 3d Longchamp Prix de Malleret, Gr.2, Prix de la Seine, L, 4th Yorkshire Oaks, Gr.1. Half-sister to HOT, Heil (dam of EGESIA, EZRALOW), Trusting (dam of Blind Trust), Wild Stretch (dam of Cuica do Valao). Dam of 12 foals, 10 to race, 6 winners, inc:-

GLACIAL STORM (Arctic Tern). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 7¼f, 15½f, Longchamp Prix de Barbeville, Gr.3, Newbury Horris Hill S., Gr.3, 2d The Derby, Gr.1, Newmarket Jockey Club S., Gr.2, Sandown Classic Trial S., Gr.3, Kempton September S., Gr.3, 3d Irish Derby, Gr.1, York Dante S., Gr.2, Baden-Baden Oleander Rennen, Gr.3. Sire.

CHAUDENNAY (Assert). 2 wins at 1m, 12¼f, Cheshire Oaks, L, 2d Garden State Vineland H., Gr.3, Penn National Breeders' Cup H., L, Meadowlands Castle Forbes S., L, 3d Aqueduct Display H., Gr.3, Meadowlands Squan Song S., L, Philadelphia Lindsay Jay S., L. Dam of-

STONELEIGH (Affirmed). 3 wins from 8½f to 9½f, Meadowlands Boiling Springs H., Gr.3. Producer.

CHADAYED (Woodman). 2 wins at 7f, 11f, Krefeld Preis vom Niederrhein, L, 2d Gelsenkirchen Hoffnungspreis, L, 3d Cologne Union Rennen, Gr.2, Munich Grosser Dallmayr Preis von Deutschland, Gr.2.

Kiska. Winner at 11f in GB. Dam of-

CORBETTA (Polar Falcon). 4 wins-2 at 2-from 1500m to 1800m, Milan Premio Seregno, L.

Glacial Moon. Placed at 2 in GB. Dam of-

Glacial Star. Unraced. Dam of-

GENIOS (Oxalagu). 2 wins at 2000m in Ger, Munich Grosser Bavaria Preis, L, Vienna Jackpot Casino Baden Grand Prix, 2d Bremen Walther J Jacobs-Rennen, Gr.3, Dresden BMW Sachsen Preis, L.